I love when British guys review guitars .. they're so laid back it's like they just taken a Xanax and had a pint.... no need to rush or talk loudly ... just chillin' and talkin' gear man .... too cool for school .... well done.
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I don’t understand why it should be any different ? English or not, 3 guys are here to demonstrate and enjoy 3 nice guitars ! Why would it be a heated discussion 🤷🏻♂️ ? I don’t get it
Spot on Patrick, they are like the BBC 1 mid 70s panel discussion on Middle East and Geo politics...they are serious about their 6 strings as it gets...
My two favorite guitars are my SG and my Silver Sky. I feel so inspired when I play both. That’s what matters. Not price, or name...it’s what you feel when you pick up your guitar and play.
What I love about your videos, is that by watching your fingers on the fretboard, I learn new licks and ways of playing. Jamie, Neville, Richard, keep it up.
The shape is ergonomjc genius. Leo got it right over 60 years ago. PRS just took the shape and made a custom guitar for a famous guitarist after the disintegration of his previous business relationship. PRS make great guitars. Buy them or don't.
I WOULD, IF THEY THREW IN $1,400.00 TO BOOT, THEN I COULD BUY A PROSTRAT, SELL THE OTHER TWO FOR STRINGS AND SUCH! LMAO! PS - NEITHER WOULD I NUTINBUTDEEBLUES!
SilverSky is a really amazing guitar no doubt but you can't beat a CustomShop Strat that plays like this one. John Mayer knows it, he just decided he could make more money with a new company. Who knows what happened with him and Fender but he still holds his Black Strat as his #1 guitar. You find a Strat that you connect with and has that special tone and you can not replace it PERIOD!!!! I have a sonic blue 60's CustomShop that I have tried to top and I can't. After 7 years its still my #1!If you have been fortunate enough to get a CustomShop Strat then you know. Not hating or biased just being honest here.
I think just A strat. I came upon this strat in the used section of a guitar center, never played anything but strats. This one 60th anniversary 60's , with vintage noiseless pups. I literally had to stop playing it because when I was, I could visibly see people like trying to look at the guitar then at me! Had a couple people recognize that it was a great guitar. Acoustically the loudest one I've ever had. The silver sky is intriguing though.
The Knaggs has a lovely boingy attack that is also more piano-like rather than tinny or sharply metallic. It's gorgeous, makes the others sound like comparable toys.
PRS sounds amazing. It's like a strat, but refined in every way. The Tone, the look, the feel. The main problem is that people who are diehard Fender loyalists are never going to like it no matter how good it is.
fantastic playing on this review Jamie! Not sure if it's just my ears but i think that the slightly hotter output on the prs gives( particularly the neck and middle pickups) a slight undertone of a humbucker particularly on what you were playing.
the fender has that typical fender vintage tone. the prs is more smoothed out, les off that vintage sparkle the fender oozes. Two great guitars, as a traditionalist I prefer the fender strat
Great video. The PRS doesn’t do it for me at all, especially considering what Fender do for substantially less, but great to see you three guys talking and playing. Really good review format, keep it up.
I think you are hearing with your eyes. Not all Fenders play great, you have to find the right one. The PRS is consistently good. The idea was out of 100 Fenders, a handful are masterpieces. Every PRS feels the same across the board.
Just get a classic vibes 60’s by squier same neck and almost same weight, the neck pickup sounds stunning for the price. Just change the tuners. You can find them for $2-300 used.
I’ve been waiting for this Guitarist review. I like the Tone Lounge format. Excellent review - fair and honest from a guitarist point of view without all the politics. Could you share what the amp settings were? I’m going to listen again but as intriguing as the PRS is the Fender sounded better to me. In looking more closely at the PRS headstock it looks like the same Fender taper before transitioning to the PRS shape. I wish you held the two headstocks side by side or one over the other. All in all PRS has built another excellent guitar which will keep Gibson and Fender on their toes.
Gentleman thank you for the very good interview that's a great comparison between the two guitars. How PRS don't sound like a fender. They both sound great.
I have a maple FB SS. Absolutely love it, other than some minor aesthetic gripes (3 on a side headstock and bird inlays look silly on a strat). Also should come with a nice hardshell case instead of a made in China gig bag
More sustain and clarity with each note on the PRS the fender is warmer and has that classic strat sound it all depends on the sound you are looking for ! I personally like the PRS here !
The biggest reason for not having a backplate is to silence the springs with your clothes right?I have watched all the videos About this guitar,look and sound great IMO,and nobody review it with a floating trem.I just wonder if it is impossible to have it floating ala fender trem or if it is a universal law to not change anything when it comes to the silver sky?
3 great guitars each with a unique sound. just a matter of preference i suppose. I will say I don't like that greenback speaker in the Friedman. It's too muddy for my taste. I play a Jensen Blackbird in a custom Trutone 1x12 cab and an old radio that was converted into a 10w amp with some mesa boogie tubes in it...extremely clear and uncolored sound.
I've been watching this demo for the past 20 minutes, and the time on the clock still reads 12:05. I must be in a time warp from all these great tones.
Hi chaps. I don't think you realised that you had the volume pot rolled off a bit on the Fender - that could be why the PRS instantly sounded brighter... I have no problem with PRS making this guitar, I'm all for anyone making their version of a Strat but I'm not liking the sound from this new PRS - it has an "already-produced" kind of tone (if you know what I mean by that) and not as much character in the tone as the Fender. Just my humble opinion... BTW, that Knaggs sounds awesome :-)
And how did you see or know the vol pot was down ? The SS has a powerful output (I've played it). Sounds better than any Fender I've owned or played in 20 years.
Meh. Sounds great to me. It definitely sounded the brightest and clearest. The Knaggs and the strat both kinda sounded muddier, sitting in a more low middy space. I am sure an eq would shift things, but the PRS sounded the best in my ears. Especially in a mix seeing how clear it sounded in this particular demo.
One thing noticed by the guys at Andertons TV is that the pole pieces of the pickups follow the curvature of the neck, unlike their asymmetrical arrangement on a standard strat.
@19:06 min ... need to correct that quote, PRS does shafted headstocks on mahogany necks - I have a Vela with a shafted neck. It's probably an S2 series thing.
I am by no means an expert on setting up guitars, I do my best with what I have but I swear the intonation is off on the red strat. I'd rather have the strat but the prs sounds fucking beautiful
PRS definitely has more overall definition and balance through the pickup positions. The hybrid design of the PRS headstock on a strat body is not a winner.
im most probably wrong abt this but I think all the hate isn't so much about PRS making a strat like guitar but more abt their bold claims of building this guitar from scratch n spending years developing this guitar...which then turns out to look awfully alot like a Fender strat....they paid designers to design the upside down head stock? hmmm
Ariff Johanis Ahmad PRS spent two years on development of this guitar. Primarily because John had to figure out which specs he was happy with while playing it and being on tour all last year. People are making it sound worse than it is. Also he wasn't trying to reinvent the wheel. Just something that the world could easily get while getting the vintage sought after tones without the heftier price tags.
Yeah absolutely. Who could even think that there would be other things than body shape when designing guitar and infact, it's one of the least time intensive parts of the design. Also said strange folk could think that when designing a signature guitar for a busy artist, simply doing the endless prototypes might take time until the player is happy with the product. Such strange mindset those people have. (this is obviously sarcasm you dumbfuck)
They also did not "they paid designers to design the upside down head stock? hmmm" John Mayer released a video statement of him saying that was his idea. Please stop spouting bull shit - the guitar community has a bad enough rep as is already.
I'm confused if that's the case, the only thing i sorta could understand was that the outcry was due to an "original" guitar brand doing a strat knockoff when they are known for their own designs.
The price of the Silver Sky is actually £ 2,299 so I’m guessing the Custom Shop Strat is at least £ 1,000 more. And I don’t hear that much of a price difference. To me the Silver Sky sounds less dull. John Mayer called it a High Definition Strat-style guitar and imho he’s absolutely right. Well done PRS!
I think you cant compare different tones matching with price tags. Tone differents cant be measured in price my friend. If it has an different tone, there has to be a different price. If you are happy with the tone of the lower priced guitar than thats good news. If you like the sound of the other guitar you have to pay for the that type of sound. You dont pay because of differences. But thats my opinion.
N Hoekstra It wasn’t my decision but that of Guitarist Magazine to compare the Silver Sky against the Custom Shop Strat. And they had the price wrong by £ 500! Next time watch the video first and then read the comments my friend.
Whilst I think PRS have exceptional quality I have never got on with them. I know this is a strat but it doesn't sit well with me. Honestly I'd rather have the real thing. Or that Knaggs! I always love it when the choptank comes out for the Blues Headlines.
Interesting--thanks. But more importantly, I think you guys need to replace the battery in the wall clock . . . either that or you've figured out how to pause time (which, if you have, deserves its own video).
@@pramesh.gurung I feel it man. Grew up in cape Town myself. Guitars are overpriced af abroad. I sincerely hope you're able to have your dream guitar soon.
@@donefinished south africa isn’t developing country right??? ... i live in country which is poorest of all, i mean the bottom end of poor worldwide 😅😅😅
I’m kind of indifferent about this PRStrat but generally it seems that it should be more frequently compared to a Fender Elite Strat. Old school starting point with more modern appointments and whatnot.
A scarf joint at £ 2700😆poly finish😂Eric Johnson strat over bright 350 k pots. Just does not to my ears sound as rich as the stratocaster in my opinion. Sure it's a great guitar cuz I'm not a hater great vid🎸
I like the knaggs the best but what do i know im a lp guy and prs has a good. Copy of that to. Y'all buy what you like and can afford. My strat copy coast 100$ and i like it better than most strats.
The blues junior woody doesn't sound anything like a regular blues junior. I've played 2 woody's and they are darker voiced, the cabinet resonates completely different, the reverb reacts complitely different.
@@joshua0226 Not only the cabinet, but the amp itself is darker voiced. So, I connected the Woody to a seperate cabinet and compared to a regular Blues Junior connected to that same other cabinet, and the amp itself is darker voiced.
Tried to listen with my best headphones - to my ears the Strat just sounds better. Absolutely love John Mayer and would love to let that bias me, but this PRS does not hit it for me. I am sure its a quality build guitar, with great playability, but the “mojo” tone is just not there :-(
yup... the strat has a warmth and clarity in the midrange that gives it that "mojo". The Silver Sky just sounds weedy, harsh and thin. it's actually pushing the amp to breakup in a rather non-musical way. Things that were perfectly designed in the beginning need not be fixed.
Being a blatant strat copy, PRS and Mayer probably know people will expect it to be able to take a beating and still sound roses, hence the scarf joint (making the angled headstock far more stable presumably).
@@thatguy9528 nope, I’m good and so are plenty of reviewers here. Clean sounds like crap. If you want clean, here is some advice. Get a guitar with EMG’s and a decent solid state amp. You’ll have all the clean you need. Oh, and name one famous guitar player who regularly plays on a clean amp.
For me the PRS doesnt do it. It has something bright / trebleness on top of all notes. Like the guitar has an inbuild treble booster that is always on. It makes the sound punchy :(.
I think this guitar sounds fine. So does my squire strat. It maybe (must) plays great but I have not played the silver sky. And am I the only one that thinks that you can make a cheap guitar sound great through a good effects pedal board? $2300.00 is for people that would buy a range rover. Mostly show and little go for the money. With all that said, I liked this video as it did provide me the information necessary as I would like to play this guitar to see what all the buzz is about because I just don’t get it. Spellcheck gets me every time. SQUIER.
They are different period. But you can be sure of the fact John Meyer has and will not be trashing his Outstanding collection of Fender Stratocasters that is for certain.🤔
Way too overly hyped this PRS is. If you want an alternative to the Fender Strat just check out the Musicman Cutlass. For ~$1,500 it wins this debate hands down.
I agree 100%..the Cutlass smokes this. I hate the bird inlays no matter what guitar has them.But this thing sounds so antiseptic, souless...boring even. I don't get it. I've been playing strats since the mid 70's. I have a squier classic vibe 60's that has more mojo than this ..lol
I love when British guys review guitars .. they're so laid back it's like they just taken a Xanax and had a pint.... no need to rush or talk loudly ... just chillin' and talkin' gear man .... too cool for school .... well done.
I don’t understand why it should be any different ? English or not, 3 guys are here to demonstrate and enjoy 3 nice guitars ! Why would it be a heated discussion 🤷🏻♂️ ? I don’t get it
lmaooooo
What an incredibly diplomatic debate. Gotta love the English.
hahaha.. exactly my thoughts too.
Spot on Patrick, they are like the BBC 1 mid 70s panel discussion on Middle East and Geo politics...they are serious about their 6 strings as it gets...
I wish this was representative of my country as a whole! But as an Englishman, thank you.
My two favorite guitars are my SG and my Silver Sky. I feel so inspired when I play both. That’s what matters. Not price, or name...it’s what you feel when you pick up your guitar and play.
Is that’s dodgem blue ss? I have the same one! cheers!
i honestly love all three. I think prs sounds quite nice actually and dont quite see why it is getting so much hate.
Fender fan boys... Cut from the same cloth as gibson fan boys.
With all the budget PRS they could have created something unique instead of giving Fender more credit
The PRS sounds slightly more detailed in all positions. My favourite out of the three. Thanks for a fine review.
@ aite
@ I have always been a Strat guy but no denying that the silver sky was superior to the other two.
The more I see/hear the Silver Sky, the more I long for one! What a great guitar.
It really is nice. I just got one. I crave playing it. Its inspiring.
the neck angle and the straight string pull of the prs design are way superior than the old fender design, love them both
Same with the PRS Mccarty's and 594's. The correct the string angle coming out of the nut into the tuners.
What I love about your videos, is that by watching your fingers on the fretboard, I learn new licks and ways of playing. Jamie, Neville, Richard, keep it up.
The Gentlemen of the internet guitar world! God I hope they all went to the cricket after they finished the video...
ahahha
By all means.
Three very lovely guitars,. The tone and clarity of the PRS put it on top for me.
The shape is ergonomjc genius. Leo got it right over 60 years ago. PRS just took the shape and made a custom guitar for a famous guitarist after the disintegration of his previous business relationship. PRS make great guitars. Buy them or don't.
Richard's such a great player.
Love these guys, enjoyable to just sit back and listen them talk about gear. Chill
Knaggs makes some great sounding guitars. 👍
I wouldn't change that fab red strat for the two others together.
I WOULD, IF THEY THREW IN $1,400.00 TO BOOT, THEN I COULD BUY A PROSTRAT, SELL THE OTHER TWO FOR STRINGS AND SUCH! LMAO!
PS - NEITHER WOULD I NUTINBUTDEEBLUES!
SilverSky is a really amazing guitar no doubt but you can't beat a CustomShop Strat that plays like this one. John Mayer knows it, he just decided he could make more money with a new company. Who knows what happened with him and Fender but he still holds his Black Strat as his #1 guitar. You find a Strat that you connect with and has that special tone and you can not replace it PERIOD!!!! I have a sonic blue 60's CustomShop that I have tried to top and I can't. After 7 years its still my #1!If you have been fortunate enough to get a CustomShop Strat then you know. Not hating or biased just being honest here.
Sounds like JM wants to cheat on single coil with humbucker.
I think just A strat. I came upon this strat in the used section of a guitar center, never played anything but strats. This one 60th anniversary 60's , with vintage noiseless pups. I literally had to stop playing it because when I was, I could visibly see people like trying to look at the guitar then at me! Had a couple people recognize that it was a great guitar. Acoustically the loudest one I've ever had. The silver sky is intriguing though.
@@ccbbh4477223 JM didn't get a single coin out Silver Skies
Really excellent playing for purposes of this demo. Great job guys.
The Knaggs has a lovely boingy attack that is also more piano-like rather than tinny or sharply metallic. It's gorgeous, makes the others sound like comparable toys.
PRS sounds amazing. It's like a strat, but refined in every way. The Tone, the look, the feel. The main problem is that people who are diehard Fender loyalists are never going to like it no matter how good it is.
I was liking it until I saw the scarf-joint on the neck. Every Chinese manufacturer does that to save money. At that price, that's just absurd.
fantastic playing on this review Jamie! Not sure if it's just my ears but i think that the slightly hotter output on the prs gives( particularly the neck and middle pickups) a slight undertone of a humbucker particularly on what you were playing.
the fender has that typical fender vintage tone. the prs is more smoothed out, les off that vintage sparkle the fender oozes. Two great guitars, as a traditionalist I prefer the fender strat
3 years later and this comment still rings true in my ear
Great video. The PRS doesn’t do it for me at all, especially considering what Fender do for substantially less, but great to see you three guys talking and playing. Really good review format, keep it up.
I think you are hearing with your eyes. Not all Fenders play great, you have to find the right one. The PRS is consistently good. The idea was out of 100 Fenders, a handful are masterpieces. Every PRS feels the same across the board.
Just get a classic vibes 60’s by squier same neck and almost same weight, the neck pickup sounds stunning for the price. Just change the tuners. You can find them for $2-300 used.
This is the comfiest video I've seen in months.
That Silver Sky... oh my goodness.
I’ve been waiting for this Guitarist review. I like the Tone Lounge format. Excellent review - fair and honest from a guitarist point of view without all the politics. Could you share what the amp settings were? I’m going to listen again but as intriguing as the PRS is the Fender sounded better to me. In looking more closely at the PRS headstock it looks like the same Fender taper before transitioning to the PRS shape. I wish you held the two headstocks side by side or one over the other. All in all PRS has built another excellent guitar which will keep Gibson and Fender on their toes.
for me
1)prs
2)fender
3)knaggs
how come you didn't turn the volume knob down for the prs silver sky and did it for the fender?
Gentleman thank you for the very good interview that's a great comparison between the two guitars. How PRS don't sound like a fender. They both sound great.
That Knaggs, wow!
That Knaggs sounds PHAT.
I didn’t know Phill Collins played guitar
Came here as a silver sky fan, but that knaggs sounded wicked. Next level.
I have a maple FB SS. Absolutely love it, other than some minor aesthetic gripes (3 on a side headstock and bird inlays look silly on a strat). Also should come with a nice hardshell case instead of a made in China gig bag
Excellent review guys, thanks!
More sustain and clarity with each note on the PRS the fender is warmer and has that classic strat sound it all depends on the sound you are looking for ! I personally like the PRS here !
Very nice review, A+ on all levels
Right, I’ve found my perfect combo. The Strat, the light blue jeans and the grey jumper. Bring it on!
The biggest reason for not having a backplate is to silence the springs with your clothes right?I have watched all the videos About this guitar,look and sound great IMO,and nobody review it with a floating trem.I just wonder if it is impossible to have it floating ala fender trem or if it is a universal law to not change anything when it comes to the silver sky?
I almost feel the prs was played with a tone more feel which brought out more tone. Just my opinion
Christ hopefully somebody answers... do you guys remember the amp settings for the blues jr? Are you using a tube screamer?
Would love to know what pickups are in that Red Strat??
He said they were Fat 60’s
The neck and middle pickups are a little brighter, but the bridge pickup is definitely darker.
Great review!!!
Another superb review by some very sane and excellent guitar playing chaps. Well done. Want. Haha.
Very nice video Great job guys 😎👍👌💯🎸🎸
did you deliberately match the walls, jumper, chair, lamp and clock to the guitar? ;)
Of course
Buy one of each. All three sound great.
3 great guitars each with a unique sound. just a matter of preference i suppose. I will say I don't like that greenback speaker in the Friedman. It's too muddy for my taste. I play a Jensen Blackbird in a custom Trutone 1x12 cab and an old radio that was converted into a 10w amp with some mesa boogie tubes in it...extremely clear and uncolored sound.
I've been watching this demo for the past 20 minutes, and the time on the clock still reads 12:05. I must be in a time warp from all these great tones.
Silver sky sounds incredible...they all do, but it seems to have a little more power
Hi chaps. I don't think you realised that you had the volume pot rolled off a bit on the Fender - that could be why the PRS instantly sounded brighter...
I have no problem with PRS making this guitar, I'm all for anyone making their version of a Strat but I'm not liking the sound from this new PRS - it has an "already-produced" kind of tone (if you know what I mean by that) and not as much character in the tone as the Fender. Just my humble opinion... BTW, that Knaggs sounds awesome :-)
It is processed sounding, including compression.
And how did you see or know the vol pot was down ? The SS has a powerful output (I've played it). Sounds better than any Fender I've owned or played in 20 years.
harlon57 Trying to sell more PRS
Meh. Sounds great to me. It definitely sounded the brightest and clearest. The Knaggs and the strat both kinda sounded muddier, sitting in a more low middy space. I am sure an eq would shift things, but the PRS sounded the best in my ears. Especially in a mix seeing how clear it sounded in this particular demo.
Harlon, the notes don't choke on the Silver Sky. The frets are seated and finished so well that choking isn't an issue.
One thing noticed by the guys at Andertons TV is that the pole pieces of the pickups follow the curvature of the neck, unlike their asymmetrical arrangement on a standard strat.
20:33 Celestion creampi- GREENBACK, I said GREENBACK!
Great video !!! I must say that I liked the tone on the red strat the most !!
@19:06 min ... need to correct that quote, PRS does shafted headstocks on mahogany necks - I have a Vela with a shafted neck. It's probably an S2 series thing.
Why is it always five past twelve?
Marmaduke Winterbotham That’s what I’ve been wondering too. What’s the significance of that time?
Maybe it's John Mayer's favorite time of day. He spent 2 years working with rolex to come up with the perfect time of day.
I was expecting it to vary like this:- ruclips.net/video/hoDErol3AuQ/видео.html
Tone Time!!
Colin got the answer correct.
I am by no means an expert on setting up guitars, I do my best with what I have but I swear the intonation is off on the red strat. I'd rather have the strat but the prs sounds fucking beautiful
PRS definitely has more overall definition and balance through the pickup positions. The hybrid design of the PRS headstock on a strat body is not a winner.
im most probably wrong abt this but I think all the hate isn't so much about PRS making a strat like guitar but more abt their bold claims of building this guitar from scratch n spending years developing this guitar...which then turns out to look awfully alot like a Fender strat....they paid designers to design the upside down head stock? hmmm
Ariff Johanis Ahmad PRS spent two years on development of this guitar. Primarily because John had to figure out which specs he was happy with while playing it and being on tour all last year. People are making it sound worse than it is. Also he wasn't trying to reinvent the wheel. Just something that the world could easily get while getting the vintage sought after tones without the heftier price tags.
Yeah absolutely. Who could even think that there would be other things than body shape when designing guitar and infact, it's one of the least time intensive parts of the design. Also said strange folk could think that when designing a signature guitar for a busy artist, simply doing the endless prototypes might take time until the player is happy with the product. Such strange mindset those people have. (this is obviously sarcasm you dumbfuck)
They also did not "they paid designers to design the upside down head stock? hmmm" John Mayer released a video statement of him saying that was his idea. Please stop spouting bull shit - the guitar community has a bad enough rep as is already.
I'm confused if that's the case, the only thing i sorta could understand was that the outcry was due to an "original" guitar brand doing a strat knockoff when they are known for their own designs.
Douglas Lindström all prs guitars are based off other brands
All sounded nice, but the strat literally made me turn my head. Thank you for this in depth comparison
Still love my new 2019 USA Strat.
The price of the Silver Sky is actually £ 2,299 so I’m guessing the Custom Shop Strat is at least £ 1,000 more. And I don’t hear that much of a price difference. To me the Silver Sky sounds less dull. John Mayer called it a High Definition Strat-style guitar and imho he’s absolutely right. Well done PRS!
I think you cant compare different tones matching with price tags. Tone differents cant be measured in price my friend. If it has an different tone, there has to be a different price. If you are happy with the tone of the lower priced guitar than thats good news. If you like the sound of the other guitar you have to pay for the that type of sound. You dont pay because of differences. But thats my opinion.
N Hoekstra It wasn’t my decision but that of Guitarist Magazine to compare the Silver Sky against the Custom Shop Strat. And they had the price wrong by £ 500! Next time watch the video first and then read the comments my friend.
Is it me, or is there a slight tension between this trio, I think the two man format is more than adequate
yes its bubbling up. the guy on the right has issues with the guy on the left. the middle man is trying to keep the peace.
I prefer the one man format, when the one man is Richard 😄
That’s a good sound👍👍🇺🇸
Whilst I think PRS have exceptional quality I have never got on with them. I know this is a strat but it doesn't sit well with me. Honestly I'd rather have the real thing. Or that Knaggs! I always love it when the choptank comes out for the Blues Headlines.
Interesting--thanks. But more importantly, I think you guys need to replace the battery in the wall clock . . . either that or you've figured out how to pause time (which, if you have, deserves its own video).
prs sounds more brighter and full. Wish i could afford it.
You could. You just don't want to
@@donefinished living in third world country, it is luxury for us. Plus the taxes are insane here 😭😭
@@pramesh.gurung I feel it man. Grew up in cape Town myself. Guitars are overpriced af abroad. I sincerely hope you're able to have your dream guitar soon.
@@donefinished south africa isn’t developing country right??? ... i live in country which is poorest of all, i mean the bottom end of poor worldwide 😅😅😅
@@pramesh.gurung I live in the states now. You've got a computer and an internet connection... 😅 that's the way life goes man. Who knows why.
hey whats that yellow amp in the back
It's the FSR 'Woody' Blues Junior Fender made a little while back - belongs to Nev Marten who features in the demo. Cheers
Would love a video on Mr Martins lovely custom shop strat.
Fender any day of the week.
but what is Dr. Evil doing in the Video?
WolveSpirit ! I hope you're not refering to Neville. One of the best contributors to Guitarist, Ever.
I preferred the Knaggs. Wonderful guitars. They all sound great though.
Love this guitar maybe someday I can buy one. It's affordable at least.
That red strat has some serious mojo.
Also, the playing on the Friedman was ace.
The prs has a ‘’sharper’’ sound , beautiful. The strat super sexy ……
From the off, may I say that I would have expected the two guitars to be in tune
The headstock is glued to the neck in the silver sky?
Pato Gallini no, it's a bolt-on
He's referring to the headstock scarf joint, which would make it glued on.
Yes
Daft name for the PRS!
Beautiful comparison, but please tune the PRS...
nice sweater
I dont care if they call me a diehard but fender for me. The prs just too icy and brittle to my ear
I’m kind of indifferent about this PRStrat but generally it seems that it should be more frequently compared to a Fender Elite Strat. Old school starting point with more modern appointments and whatnot.
A scarf joint at £ 2700😆poly finish😂Eric Johnson strat over bright 350 k pots.
Just does not to my ears sound as rich as the stratocaster in my opinion.
Sure it's a great guitar cuz I'm not a hater great vid🎸
You forgot the grey plastic tuners from a Woolworths guitar circa 76.
I like the knaggs the best but what do i know im a lp guy and prs has a good. Copy of that to. Y'all buy what you like and can afford. My strat copy coast 100$ and i like it better than most strats.
I wasn’t expecting to say this, as I came to this video wanting to like the silver sky best, but the Knaggs takes the biscuit for me. Mental sound.
The blues junior woody doesn't sound anything like a regular blues junior. I've played 2 woody's and they are darker voiced, the cabinet resonates completely different, the reverb reacts complitely different.
And speaker . Biggest difference other than cab materials .
@@joshua0226 Yes, speaker is important, but I've tried them with the same speaker, and it is completely different. They are, as I said darker voiced.
colaboytje amazing how interesting. Another variable to tone . Just like how the old fender amps were pine and now plywood.
@@joshua0226 Not only the cabinet, but the amp itself is darker voiced. So, I connected the Woody to a seperate cabinet and compared to a regular Blues Junior connected to that same other cabinet, and the amp itself is darker voiced.
Tried to listen with my best headphones - to my ears the Strat just sounds better. Absolutely love John Mayer and would love to let that bias me, but this PRS does not hit it for me. I am sure its a quality build guitar, with great playability, but the “mojo” tone is just not there :-(
yup... the strat has a warmth and clarity in the midrange that gives it that "mojo". The Silver Sky just sounds weedy, harsh and thin. it's actually pushing the amp to breakup in a rather non-musical way. Things that were perfectly designed in the beginning need not be fixed.
How much for that red strat!
Probably 3k+
The PRS sounds more like a Stratocaster than the Fender. I want one. I wish it came in tiger stripe.
Joseph Seraile Buy it, sand it & paint it. EVH would.
hope they do a SE v.
That red CS Strat sounds unusually warm. Also, I think PRS are onto a winner here. I doubt they'll be able to keep up with demand...
Being a blatant strat copy, PRS and Mayer probably know people will expect it to be able to take a beating and still sound roses, hence the scarf joint (making the angled headstock far more stable presumably).
Sounds good and probably great quality but I dislike that reverse PRS headstock. It looks weird.
It's a shame they didn't play with a clean sound so we could actually hear the strings rather than the amp.
Who actually plays clean? Clean always sounds cheap in crappy in demos.
@@davidbakerscuba Clean sounds good if you are a good player. Clean sounds cheap and crappy if you are cheap and crappy.
@@thatguy9528 nope, I’m good and so are plenty of reviewers here. Clean sounds like crap. If you want clean, here is some advice. Get a guitar with EMG’s and a decent solid state amp. You’ll have all the clean you need. Oh, and name one famous guitar player who regularly plays on a clean amp.
For me the PRS doesnt do it. It has something bright / trebleness on top of all notes.
Like the guitar has an inbuild treble booster that is always on. It makes the sound punchy :(.
I think this guitar sounds fine. So does my squire strat. It maybe (must) plays great but I have not played the silver sky. And am I the only one that thinks that you can make a cheap guitar sound great through a good effects pedal board? $2300.00 is for people that would buy a range rover. Mostly show and little go for the money.
With all that said, I liked this video as it did provide me the information necessary as I would like to play this guitar to see what all the buzz is about because I just don’t get it.
Spellcheck gets me every time. SQUIER.
I think the headstock would blend better if it was colour matched.
If they made a Richard Signature guitar, I would buy it
They are different period. But you can be sure of the fact John Meyer has and will not be trashing his Outstanding collection of Fender Stratocasters that is for certain.🤔
Why do I keep thinking of Last Of The Summer Wine? Lol
Jon Andrews there’s no possible way we could resemble LotSW as Norah Batty was unavailable for the shoot!
Way too overly hyped this PRS is. If you want an alternative to the Fender Strat just check out the Musicman Cutlass. For ~$1,500 it wins this debate hands down.
Good shout. Cutlass is killer. Though there's not much I would change about that custom shop Strat...
I agree 100%..the Cutlass smokes this. I hate the bird inlays no matter what guitar has them.But this thing sounds so antiseptic, souless...boring even. I don't get it. I've been playing strats since the mid 70's. I have a squier classic vibe 60's that has more mojo than this ..lol
godwillhunting2 you haven’t even played it...🙄🙄🙄